Thoughts on GOD and TRUTH
(found somewhere in the middle of ultra-conservatism and flaming liberalism)

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Thought of the Day !!

The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, as it is
written in Isaiah the prophet:

"I will send my messenger ahead of you,

who will prepare your way"

"a voice of one calling in the wilderness,

'Prepare the way for the Lord,

make straight paths for him.' "

And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a
baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. – Mark 1:1-4 (TNIV)

Once upon a time a man by the name of John, who lived in the
desert and devoted his life to fulfilling God's purpose for him, came to the
forefront and made a proclamation. He told the people that the Messiah
was soon to be among them and that they must repent and be forgiven. The
people were the Jews, the people of God. Were they not already among the
elect? Were they not already God's chosen people? Why did they need
to repent (change)?

As it turns out, we're all called to be part of the elect of
God. We're all chosen to come to Him through His Son Jesus. But we
must make our paths straight for him. This means turning from our selfish
ways of living our lives, renounce our sins and seek God's ways for
us.

As Christians, this is what we proclaim. Which leads to
the question, "Are we living out the proclamation?" How much of
our lives are still selfishly lived by our own will without regards to what God
would have for us? How often do we renounce God by our actions, even if
not by our words? How often do we truly seek God's will in our lives when
we know it will mean change?

John the Baptist came to show the way to the people of his
time. But his message still lives on. Let us "Prepare the way
for the Lord, (making) straight paths for him."